(e) Develop strategies to increase awareness among
(l) Take steps to eliminate any violations of the human
rights of women refugees, asylum seekers and
internally displaced persons who are often subjected to sexual and other violence;
men and boys with respect to their shared responsibility in promoting gender equality and combating all forms of discrimination, in particular racism,
racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance as well as multiple discrimination;
(m) Urge all States that have not yet done so to become
parties to the International Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination in
order to achieve its universal ratification emphasizes the importance of the full compliance of
States parties with the obligations they have
accepted under this Convention;
(f) Develop anti-racist and gender-sensitive human
rights training for personnel in the administration
of justice, law enforcement agencies, security and
health-care services schools and migration authorities, paying particular attention to immigration officials, border police and staff of migrant detention
centres, as well as for United Nations personnel;
(n) Consider signing, ratifying or acceding to the
International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of
Their Families as a matter of priority, and consider
promoting ratification of the relevant conventions
of the International Labour Organization.
(g) Bearing in mind gender perspective, encourage the
mass media to promote ideas of tolerance and understanding among peoples and different cultures.
4. Research and collection of data and
information
3. Change attitudes and eliminate stereotypes
and prejudice
(a) Develop methodologies to identify the ways in
which various forms of discrimination converge
and affect women and girls and conduct studies on
how racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and
related intolerance are reflected in laws, policies,
institutions and practices and how this has contributed to the vulnerability, victimization, marginalization and exclusion of women and the girl child;
(a) Develop gender sensitive education and training
programmes aimed at eliminating discriminatory
attitudes towards women and girls, and adopt
measures to address the intersection between
racist and gender-based stereotypes;
(b) Develop and implement programmes and policies to
raise awareness among all relevant actors at national,
regional and international levels to the issue of multiple discrimination against women and girls;
(b) Collect, analyse and disseminate quantitative, qualita-
tive and gender-sensitive data regarding the impact of
all forms of discrimination, including the multiple discrimination, on women and girls and sponsor, where
appropriate, surveys and community-based research,
including the collection of disaggregated data by sex,
age and other factors as appropriate.
(c) Review and update educational materials, including
textbooks, and take appropriate action to remove
all elements promoting discrimination, in particular
gender-based discrimination, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
5. Preventing conflict and promoting a culture
of peace, equality, non discrimination, respect
and tolerance
(d) Ensure that education and training, especially
teacher training, promote respect for human rights,
the culture of peace, gender equality and cultural,
religious and other diversity, and encourage educational and training institutions and organizations
to adopt policies of equal opportunities and follow
up their implementation with the participation of
teachers, parents, boys and girls and the community;
(a) Respect fully international human rights law and
international humanitarian law applicable to the
rights and protection of women and girls and
take special measures to protect women and girls
from gender-based violence, particularly rape and
all other forms of sexual violence during armed
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